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You read that correctly!Left 4 Dead‘s original four survivors — Bill, Zoey, Lois and Francis — are heading to the American South inLeft 4 Dead 2‘s brand new DLC! “The Passing” will see our intrepid Survivors arriving in Georgia for a new campaign set just after the events of “Dead Center.” Here’s the rub, however — players will still take on the roles of Nick, Coach, Ellis and Rochelle. They will meet up with the original four Survivors during the course of the campaign....

You might not care much for anime in general, butLegend of the Galactic Heroesis one of the most epic anime of them all. It’s a grand space opera that has been running for nearly twenty-eight years (since 1982), and a powerful sci-fi property in its own right, standing easily among western-produced peers. It featured some of the most gratuitous of gratuitous space battles, with fleet actions involvingtens of thousands of starships....

Remember when I said in myDead Islandpreviewthat Techland could have another sleeper on their hands if things work out?Warhoundis that game. Most of the journalists I talked to at Leipzig who went to Techland’s booth went there forDead Island, but over the course of the week the subject of the developer’s other game justkeptcoming up over the various pints of coffee consumed in the press center. If there was one thing that typified the GC this year, it was first-person shooters with a new angle on the genre....

[Tune in toSaturday Morning Hangoverevery Saturday at 10am Pacific for the latest Xbox Live Indie Games, co-op play and assorted hijinks. Hosted byConrad Zimmerman,Jordan Devoreand the lovelyKatrina. We have a couch! Come join us live onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channel!] Sleep? We don’t need sleep. It’s Saturday Morning Hangover time over onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channel. Join myself, Jordan Devore, and Katrina as we check out the week’s Xbox Live Indie Games for your viewing pleasure....

A 37-year-old man iscurrently enjoyingwhat he believes to be a loving relationship with a 10-year-old videogame character. By that, I mean the character herself is supposed to be a ten-year-old girl. Carrying around a stuffed pillowcase depicting his fictional girlfriend, the man known only as Nisan once had arealgirlfriend … she left him, unsurprisingly. Nisan’s new “girlfriend” goes by the name of Nemutan, and she stars in the 2D PC gameDa Capo....

While I’m of the opinion that there’s nothing quite like a painstakingly handcrafted videogame level with well-thought-out hidden goodies, procedural generation can be pretty neat too. That’s one of the themes for this year’sMario AI Championship. I think we covered the competition previously, but I can’t find the post. Drat! In its place, here’s a ridiculouslycool YouTube videothat sums everything up quite nicely. The 2010 competition — which is, again, part of the IEEE conference — now has three tracks: gameplay, learning, and level generation....

Marvel vs. Capcom 2is hitting Xbox LIVE Arcade soon. Like, July 29th soon (assortarumored). Earlier this morning the Capcom announced thatMvC2would be a part of Microsoft’s annual “Summer of Arcade” promotion and confirmed that the price of the title will be a hefty 1,200 Microsoft Banana Dollars. We’ve yet to receive official word on a PlayStation Network release date, but we’re guessing it’ll be either before or very close to the XBLA release date....

Without going directly to the designers at Samsung, we’ll never know for sure ifHalo’sMaster Chief was the inspiration for this new vacuum cleaner. I’d be willing to bet that the designers are gamers. Polish gaming blogPolygamialinks us to this canister cleaner that looks a lot like Chief’s helmet. If your love ofHaloknows no bounds, you’ll be glad to know that a bit of Matlocking on the UK Samsung Web page tells us that the model number isSC9540....

Everyone has played the original Mario. EVERYONE. To see someone who hasn’t, it, it just makes me want to cry and wright in my Live Journal and maybe watch someHope Is Emo….It’s pretty hiliarious to watch him run away from the mushroom.And when the hell did the Japanese get SMB for Gamecube??!!?Oh ya, Animal Crossing had it, thanks EvolvedChicken.Ok, so Mozgus says it’s the Game Boy Player, which I forgot existed....

The recent disaster in Japan has left the entire country shaken, but little by little, folks are picking up the pieces and looking towards a brighter tomorrow. One such person is Hitoshi Ariga, author and illustrator ofMega Man Megamix. After receiving a letter from a fan who expressed how Ariga-san’s manga helps him cope during these difficult times, Ariga decided to pay those sentiments forward. On his personalblog, Ariga is holding a little coloring contest....

What do you think video game icons look for in their prefect mate? I mean it must be lonely for some video game characters, all those hours spent waiting for the user to come and play your game. They must get the urge for some cyber sex sooner or later. Well,Crotch Mail(I love that Web site name) has posted a few dating profiles for some lonely, pixelated hearts in the video game world....

The life and times of America’s first real-life Splicer are set to be exploited once again, this time in MMO form! Due for PC next year,Planet Michaelis the latest cash-in on the controversial dead freak. Developed by SEE Virtual Worlds,Planet Michaelis all about the Thing of Pop’s “music, life and the global issues that concerned him.” SEE claims thatPlanet Michaelhas been developed to “build an interactive environment where fans from all over the world come together to affirm Michael’s life-long dedication to fostering global friendships....

Midway has announced that they’ve signed on comedians Frank Caliendo and Jay Mohr to provide voices for the upcoming over-the-top football release,Blitz: The League II. Caliendo, best known for his celebrity impressions — including a pretty hilarious and spot-onJohn Madden— will voice three roles: the prison warden, the offensive line coordinator, and the color commentator. Mohr steps into what seems like a far-less-exciting role, The Agent, who would probably get his ass handed to him by the prison warden in a fight....